Mass. Gov. proposes new compounding pharmacy rules

Published January 4, 2013 9:10pm ET



BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick on Friday proposed tighter regulations on sterile compounding pharmacies following a deadly nationwide meningitis outbreak linked to a Massachusetts company.

The proposal comes as the New England Compounding Center is trying to place blame for the outbreak on a cleaning contractor that provided once-a-month services to NECC’s cleanroom facilities.

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